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Weather Records on 15 August 1905

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1905. Highest significance: Kingston Queens U, CA.

Key Facts for 15 August 1905

  • On 15 August 1905, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Kingston Queens U set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 15 August 1905.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 15 August 1905 26 station records on 15 August 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 15 August 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 August 1905: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord daily precipitation59.9 mm (2.4 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation55.4 mm (2.2 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily precipitation93.5 mm (3.7 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature4.6 C (40.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 15 August 1905 by type Records set or tied on 15 August 1905 by type: Lowest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 8Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 August 1905 by type: Lowest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 15 August 1905 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum8
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 August 1905 by timescale Records on 15 August 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 August 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 23.
Records on 15 August 1905 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 August 1905 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.2. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1310 to 20: 320 to 30: 330 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 August 1905
MarginRecords
0 to 1013
10 to 203
20 to 303
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1905
Top 20 records on 15 August 1905 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 August 1905Kingston Queens U, CAdaily rain59.9 mm (2.4 in)45.2 mm (1.8 in)4 years39 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1905Windsor Riverside, CAdaily rain55.4 mm (2.2 in)23.9 mm (0.9 in)27 years36 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1905Toronto, CAmonthly rain93.5 mm (3.7 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)27 years29 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905World Trade Ctr, USdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)29.5 mm (1.2 in)27 years29 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905Port Stanley, CAdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)21.4 mm (0.8 in)4 years26 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905Port Dover, CAdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)16 years24 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)35 years23 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905Portland, USdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)26 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905Buffalo, USdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)13 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905Fredericton Unb, CAmonthly low min1.7 C (35.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)1 year17 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905Armagh, GBdaily low min4.6 C (40.3 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905Montreal McGill, CAdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905Concord, USdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905Halifax, CAdaily low min8.3 C (46.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)10 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905Portland, USdaily low min10.6 C (51.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)11 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low max17.2 C (63.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905Atlantic City Marina, USdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1905Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1905
Records on 08-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1905. 1905 had 26 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 21802: 11805: 11812: 11821: 11838: 21839: 11841: 11844: 11845: 31852: 11854: 11856: 11858: 11861: 31867: 11868: 21869: 11873: 21875: 11876: 21877: 11878: 11879: 11880: 31881: 21882: 21883: 11884: 21885: 31886: 11887: 11888: 31890: 21891: 21892: 31893: 31895: 11896: 91897: 31898: 11899: 21900: 61901: 51902: 101903: 51904: 171905: 261906: 81907: 141908: 151909: 301910: 161911: 261912: 341913: 421914: 111915: 261916: 2231917: 321918: 231919: 221920: 591921: 551922: 861923: 1161924: 2201925: 911926: 1151927: 2231928: 2711929: 5861930: 2741931: 3511932: 3681933: 2681934: 9921935: 4141936: 8671937: 5741938: 6811939: 4501940: 3721941: 2891942: 3771943: 4261944: 6101945: 4331946: 2851947: 5591948: 3661949: 5591950: 3171951: 5971952: 5961953: 4491954: 4811955: 5391956: 3901957: 3551958: 1,0921959: 5151960: 4171961: 7041962: 1,0521963: 9721964: 1,1851965: 5351966: 3401967: 6871968: 1,0021969: 5831970: 3821971: 8991972: 6131973: 4991974: 5121975: 4901976: 1,3451977: 5501978: 8411979: 1,7881980: 7451981: 5881982: 4791983: 9551984: 6221985: 9151986: 1,2831987: 1,0981988: 1,4791989: 4951990: 7581991: 7781992: 1,6381993: 8311994: 1,0731995: 1,2981996: 9291997: 9271998: 8611999: 9562000: 9322001: 1,2542002: 1,3072003: 1,2482004: 1,4242005: 1,0672006: 9232007: 1,3172008: 9642009: 1,0382010: 1,6222011: 7702012: 6542013: 7112014: 5832015: 7592016: 7072017: 5322018: 3282019: 4352020: 1,3272021: 9002022: 6922023: 1,4142024: 7292025: 7722026: 9751793186918911909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1905. 1905 had 26 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-15 in each year
YearRecords
17932
18021
18051
18121
18211
18382
18391
18411
18441
18453
18521
18541
18561
18581
18613
18671
18682
18691
18732
18751
18762
18771
18781
18791
18803
18812
18822
18831
18842
18853
18861
18871
18883
18902
18912
18923
18933
18951
18969
18973
18981
18992
19006
19015
190210
19035
190417
190526
19068
190714
190815
190930
191016
191126
191234
191342
191411
191526
1916223
191732
191823
191922
192059
192155
192286
1923116
1924220
192591
1926115
1927223
1928271
1929586
1930274
1931351
1932368
1933268
1934992
1935414
1936867
1937574
1938681
1939450
1940372
1941289
1942377
1943426
1944610
1945433
1946285
1947559
1948366
1949559
1950317
1951597
1952596
1953449
1954481
1955539
1956390
1957355
19581,092
1959515
1960417
1961704
19621,052
1963972
19641,185
1965535
1966340
1967687
19681,002
1969583
1970382
1971899
1972613
1973499
1974512
1975490
19761,345
1977550
1978841
19791,788
1980745
1981588
1982479
1983955
1984622
1985915
19861,283
19871,098
19881,479
1989495
1990758
1991778
19921,638
1993831
19941,073
19951,298
1996929
1997927
1998861
1999956
2000932
20011,254
20021,307
20031,248
20041,424
20051,067
2006923
20071,317
2008964
20091,038
20101,622
2011770
2012654
2013711
2014583
2015759
2016707
2017532
2018328
2019435
20201,327
2021900
2022692
20231,414
2024729
2025772
2026975

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).